All articles tagged with #server outage
Rainbow Six Siege servers were temporarily taken offline after an apparent hack that distributed millions of pounds worth of in-game currency to players, prompting Ubisoft to investigate and work on restoring the game while suspending its marketplace. The incident highlights vulnerabilities in online gaming security, especially during peak holiday periods.
Ubisoft shut down Rainbow Six Siege servers following a security breach that resulted in players gaining billions of credits and rare skins, leading to a rollback of transactions and ongoing efforts to restore service and ensure account integrity.
Pokémon GO's servers experienced a widespread outage during the Mega Rayquaza Raid Day in Japan, causing frustration among players worldwide as they couldn't join raids or access game features, with no official statement from Niantic yet.
Fortnite experienced an unexpected server outage following a recent update, which introduced new content like Superman’s Fortress of Solitude and other features. The downtime is ongoing, with Epic Games working to resolve the issue, and the duration remains uncertain. The delay is linked to a server-side hotfix not accounted for in the patch, causing frustration among players eager for new content.
Fortnite is undergoing scheduled maintenance on July 15 for update 36.20, which promises new content, collaborations, and bug fixes. The update will cause server outages lasting a few hours, with leaks suggesting new Battle Royale features, collaborations, and game enhancements are on the way.
Hackers have caused a server outage for PC players of Call of Duty: WWII following its inclusion in Xbox Game Pass, with reports of severe security breaches including remote code execution (RCE) attacks, while Xbox and PlayStation players remain unaffected. Activision has shut down PC servers to protect players, but the situation highlights ongoing security vulnerabilities in the game.
Midjourney has banned Stability AI employees from using its service, alleging that they caused a recent server outage by attempting to scrape Midjourney’s data. Midjourney claims that "botnet-like activity from paid accounts" linked to Stability AI employees was behind the outage and has banned all Stability AI employees from using its service indefinitely. Stability AI CEO Emad Mostaque denies ordering the actions and claims that if the outage was caused by a Stability employee, it was unintentional. The situation is still developing, and both companies have not responded to requests for comment. This incident has sparked criticism of both companies for training their AI models on scraped online data without consent.